GDLive Newsfeed
We check in with people at each stage of the cash transfer process to see how things are going. Take a look at some of their stories as they appear here in real-time.
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almost 8 years ago
Samuel
enrolled.
"Am planning to buy generator to help me with the farming since my wife gets it hard to pump water. In these area water is scare. "
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almost 8 years ago
Mary
received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first cash transfer on buying a mattress, water storage container, a blanket, school uniform for my daughter, 1 sac of maize for food security and kept a part of the cash transfer for emergencies."
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almost 8 years ago
Daniel
received a $98 initial payment.
"I have been hiring generators to irrigate my farm,so when i get the upcoming transfer,i will buy a generator and water pipes that i will be using to irrigate the farm. I will no longer be hiring and that will reduce my farming costs."
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almost 8 years ago
Millicent
enrolled.
"My happiest part of the day is in the morning when working my farm.l like watering my sukumawiki garden."
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almost 8 years ago
Jackline
enrolled.
"Have been an horticulture farmer and I have no water pump,i will buy the machine to help me do better farming to support my family. "
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almost 8 years ago
Daniel
received a $98 initial payment.
"I am planning to spend my upcoming transfer on building a new house for my son, buying water pipes and two cows"
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almost 8 years ago
Janet
received a $98 initial payment.
"I spent my first transfer on buying a goat, a mattress ,a water tank and a bed."
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almost 8 years ago
Charles
enrolled.
"With two children in secondary school, paying school fees is my first priority and then using the rest to grow Watermelon and tomatoes. "
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almost 8 years ago
Joyce
enrolled.
"Having bought eleven water pipes, that we use to irrigate our farm where we grow tomatoes and kales, is the achievement we are very proud of."
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almost 8 years ago
Owen
enrolled.
"Our first plan is to use part of the transfer to pay school fees for our child who is in a school of the deaf. Secondly, we intend to use another part of the transfer to dig a borehole and buy water pump , that we plan to use to irrigate our farm, where we intend to plant trees. Lastly, we plan to use the remaining amount to start a small business for selling grains like maize and beans, for family income. "
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